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IOR/R/15/6/453
- Record Id:
- 040-000242957
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000242469
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000e4
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100051757974.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/6/453
- Title:
- FILE NO: 16/19 VOLUME III Sinking of SS Dahpu in Muscat Harbour
- Scope & Content:
-
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to a the sinking of SS Dahpu in Muscat harbour.
Issues discussed include:
- Claims for compensation
- The effect of the wreck of the Dahpu on anchorage in Muscat harbour
- Attempt at salvage of the wreck of SS Dahpu
- The sinking of the wreck to remove any hazard to shipping.
The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Commander in Chief, East Indies Station; Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department; the Naval Intelligence Centre, Colombo; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; and the Sultan of Muscat (Sa‘īd bin Taymūr).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000242469
037-000242557
038-000242954
040-000242957 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/6 : Political Agency, Muscat
IOR/R/15/6/70-472 : Muscat Agency, Subject Files
IOR/R/15/6/451-453 : File 16: Sinking of Norwegian ship, Dahpu in Muscat harbour
IOR/R/15/6/453 : FILE NO: 16/19 VOLUME III Sinking of SS Dahpu in Muscat Harbour - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0006]/036-000242469[0003]/037-000242557[0017]/038-000242954[0003]/040-000242957
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (88 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000e4
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1945
- End Date:
- 1947
- Date Range:
- 8 Jan 1945-24 Nov 1947
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 90; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- File 16/19/3
- Arrangement:
-
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Royal Navy, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, 1865-1941
Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa‘īd Dynasty, 1861-1970 - Subjects:
- Compensation
Marine navigation
Marine salvage
